Case report: Extensive tinea corporis and inflammatory tinea capitis caused by the anthropophilic dermatophyte trichophyton tonsurans

Abstract

Trichophyton tonsurans is an anthropophilic dermatophyte with a worldwide distribution and is responsible for superficial mycosis with a wide range of clinical manifestations. We report two atypical cases of tinea due to T. tonsurans in two children: a case of extensive tinea corporis and a case of inflammatory tinea capitis.